SCRUM essential cards help introduce and apply scrum

WHAT ARE THEY?

Ready to use cards that capture the 'essence' of scrum

Ivar Jacobson International produced the cards in conjunction with
Dr. Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum - applying the Essence
standard to build a helpful reference guide to the essential elements
of Scrum. Read more about Essence.

Teams can adapt techniques easily and take on new ways of working without
the normal change pain.

WHY CARDS?

scrum essential cards are easy to understand and apply

The cards provide clear and concise concepts of the essentials
of Scrum and how these concepts relate to each other.

It encourages us at all times to keep it simple and light. It is lean
- Because it focuses us on the outcomes that we are looking to achieve

HOW TO USE THEM?

begin using them with your team to better understand & apply scrum

Playing games with the Scrum Essentials demonstrates the value of
the cards and helps users understand the concepts of Scrum in a
clear and concise manner.

It encourages us at all times to keep it simple and light. It is lean
- Because it focuses us on the outcomes that we are looking to achieve

TEAM IMPROVES THEIR APPLICATION OF SCRUM USING CARDS & GAME PLAY

PRACTICE PATIENCE: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

"This Scrum Essentials card game provided a whole new perspective on the
team’s performance, attitude and even highlighted some bad cultural
habits that we initially thought we eradicated.” Scrum Master.

LEARN WITH PRACTICE MAPPING

To truly understand a subject area it is important to know more than just
individual concepts, but also how they relate to each other. A concept
map can be used to organize and structure knowledge and depict these
relationships.

HIGHLIGHT UNDERSTANDINGS, MISUNDERSTANDINGS & VIEWPOINTS

PRACTICE MAPPING: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

CONTRACT BRIDGE

Scrum Teams do not work in isolation but need to effectively integrate into the business environment involving the right customers and stakeholders in the right events. At the right time and in the right way. The game is useful wherever there is a perceived boundary between a Scrum Team and its customers.

"Over the years, I have heard from teams the need for a tool that helps
them accelerate their learning and application of Scrum. This tool
provides an easy reference and glossary to make that happen." Dr.
Jeff Sutherland

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